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Today 55°/33° Wind 6 mph
Gusts 12 mph Active Fire: 261 miles
away Risk of fire: Moderate Nearest Lightning: 1274 miles
away Air Quality: Fair Jan Averages: Temps: 44°\18° Moisture:
10 Days |
Monthly Observations
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International
Child-Centered Divorce Month |
International
Wayfinding Month |
Weekly Observations
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Cuckoo
Dancing Week: 11-17 |
Idiom
Week: 11-17 |
Daily Observations
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Appreciate
A Dragon Day |
National
Nothing Day |
Today’s Quote
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Today’s Meme
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Today’s Thoughts
A nice day here.
I headed out early
to get some groceries. I was going to wash my vehicle, but the train had
stopped so I couldn’t make the turn. No problem, I’ll do it tomorrow.
I believe that ICE is
not helping in Minnesota. The people have a right to PEACFULLY protest. When
the protestors throw things it is no longer peaceful. I get that it is tense
there. Restoring order is not easy. ICE, the protestors, and the residents are
all human beings. Everyone should let the peaceful protests continue and arrest
those who are not peaceful. Here is the problem: what is the current definition
of peaceful? It appears that neither side can agree on the definition. Until
they agree, this current mess will continue.
Trivia
Baby Formula Has Actually
Been Around For More Than 150 Years
Baby formula - a manufactured supplement for breast milk -
is a fairly modern invention, but probably not as modern as you think: It was
invented in the 1800s.
The first supplements for a mother's milk were other women,
known as “wet nurses,” who
filled in to feed babies for wealthy mothers, or those who were unable to
breastfeed. Wet nursing began as early as 2000 BCE, and was common in Europe
and America during the 1700s. (Brunettes rather than blond or red-headed women
were preferred as wet nurses because their milk was thought to be more
nutritious.)
In the 1800s, attention turned instead to finding substitutes for breast milk. The first option considered was milk from animals such as
cows, goats, horses, and donkeys, served fresh, heated, or diluted. Before baby
bottles and rubber nipples were invented, infants were fed via spoon, or a
container like a cow's horn covered with cloth, paper, or a sponge to serve as
a nipple.
Doctors noticed, however, that infants fed cow's milk had a
higher mortality rate and digestive problems. In 1838, German scientist Johann
Franz Simon analyzed both types and found that cow's milk had more
carbohydrates and less protein than human milk. In 1860, German chemist Justus
von Leibig created the first commercial baby food, a powder that consisted of
wheat and malt flours and potassium bicarbonate meant to be mixed with warmed
cow's milk.
In the 1870s, Nestle's Infant Food, made from malt, cow's
milk, sugar, and wheat flour, diluted with water, was sold in the US. Other
companies created their own formulas, and the ingredients, or percentage of
ingredients, changed in the following decades based on findings from doctors
and scientists about the most optimal nutrition for babies. Other improvements
included pasteurization (to kill bacteria) and evaporation (to make milk more
digestible).
In the early 1900s, manufacturers tried making infant
formula more like human milk, adding ingredients like maltose, dextrin,
calcium, phosphorous, cod liver oil, and other animal and vegetable fats. One
such product was called “Similac” because it was supposed to be “similar to
lactation.” Later additions included soy and iron.
The number of women who breastfeed reached a low in the
1960s when people thought formula was more nutritious, and companies provided
formula for free to new mothers in hospitals.
In the US, the Infant Formula Act of 1980 set standards for
ingredients, testing, and manufacturing. In more recent decades, companies have
developed special formulas for infants who are premature, lactose-intolerant,
or have other medical problems or needs.
Historic Events
Birthdays with some quotes
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André Michelin (1853-1931 @78) French industrialist, tire
manufacturer (Michelin) and publisher of the Michelin Guide, born in Paris John Hamilton, American actor (The
Adventures of Superman - "Perry White"), born in Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania (d. 1958 @71; heart failure) Dictator and President of
Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59), born in Banes, Cuba Ethel Merman (1908-1984; @76, brain cancer) American Tony and
Grammy Award-winning stage and screen singer ("There's
No Business Like Show Business"), and actress (It's
A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World), born in Astoria, New York City Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, American Baseball HOF pitcher (MLB All-Star 1934–37; World Series & NL MVP 1934 St Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1974; @64, heart attack) Dian Fossey, American zoologist (Gorillas in the Mist), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1985; @53,murdered) Jim Berry, American cartoonist (Berry's World), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015; @83) Susan Sontag (1933-2004 @71, myelodysplastic syndrome) American writer,
philosopher and political activist (The Benefactor), born in New York
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American auto racer (Indianapolis
500, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977; 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1967; Daytona 500, 1972; 24
Hours of Daytona, 1983, 1985; 12 Hours of Sebring 1985), born in Houston,
Texas Ronnie Milsap [Millsaps], (82 years
old) American country singer ("It
Was Almost Like a Song"; "Any Day Now"), born in Robbinsville,
North Carolina 1944 Jim Stafford, (82 years
old) American singer-songwriter ("Spiders & Snakes"; "My
Girl Bill"), born in Eloise, Florida American film director (Halloween,
The Thing), born in Carthage, New York 1950 Debbie Allen, (75 years
old) American dancer, choreographer, actress (Fame -"Lydia"),
producer, and director (A Different World), born in Houston, Texas 1959 Sade [Helen Folasade Adu],
(67 years old) Nigerian-born British
singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer ("Soldier of
Love"; "Smooth Operator"), born in Ibadan, Colony and
Protectorate of Nigeria British supermodel (Calvin
Klein, Atelier Versace AW95), born in Croydon, England Lin-Manuel Miranda(46 years old) American composer and
playwright (In The Heights; Hamilton), born in New York City |
…The End for today…
